COMPARING TWO PLACES
Worth vs Palos Heights
PLACE A
Worth, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Palos Heights, Illinois
Worth is 99% smaller than Palos Heights. Worth earns more, with a median household income $14,177 higher. Worth has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -4%).
WORTHPALOS HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population6212,084−99% vs Palos Heights
Population density2463,202−2,956
Population growth3.2%-3.6%+6.7 pts
Median age33.750.2−16.5
Male58.8%50.0%+8.8 pts
Female41.2%50.0%−8.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.3%87.2%−1.9 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other14.7%1.6%+13.2 pts
Median household income$122,917$108,740+$14,177
Per capita income$38,982$57,205−$18,223
Poverty rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2540.419−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%43.6%−17.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%18.9%−18.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation67.7%54.4%+13.4 pts
Median home value$36,300$367,100−$330,800
Median gross rent$375$2,558−$2,183
Owner-occupied100.0%93.4%+6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate54.2%5.2%+48.9 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%49.5%+50.5 pts
Average commute44.329.9+14.4
Worked from home0.0%14.3%−14.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025